Brother (2000)
Brother (2000)
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Plot.
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
Where to Watch.





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Cast & Crew.

Takeshi Kitano
Aniki Yamamoto / Director / Editor / Writer

Omar Epps
Denny

Claude Maki
Ken

Susumu Terajima
Kato

Masaya Katō
Shirase

Royale Watkins
Jay

Lombardo Boyar
Mo

Ryo Ishibashi
Ishihara

James Shigeta
Sugimoto

Tatyana Ali
Latifa

Joseph Ragno
Rossi

Ren Osugi
Harada

Noel Gugliemi
Mexican Mafia Soldier

Pat Morita
Guy at the Poker Table

Tetsuya Watari
Jinseikai Boss

Amaury Nolasco
Victor

Joy Nakagawa
Marina

Rino Katase
Night Club Madame

Kōen Okumura
Hanaoka

Naomasa Musaka
Hisamatsu

Makoto Ôtake
Chief of Police

Tony Colitti
Roberto

Wanda-Lee Evans
Denny's Mother

Antwon Tanner
Collin

Alan Marco
Bellboy

Dan Gunther
Killer Waiter

Robert Covarrubias
Mexican Mafia Officer

Anthony Vatsula
Mexican Mafia Officer

Al Vicente
Victor's Deputy

Bradley Jay Lesley
Moose

Lobo Sebastian
Yamamoto's Bodyguard

Tuesday Knight
Prostitute

Chuma Gault
Sly

Peter Spellos
Taxi Driver

Jack Ong
Chinese Boss

Alvin Ing
Doctor

John Aprea
Mafia Boss Geppetti

Christopher DerGregorian
Mexican Mafia Hitman

Manny Perez
Mexican Mafia Hitman

Hiroshi Otaguro
Yamomoto's Henchman

Darryl M. Bell
Yamomoto's Henchman

Geoff Meed
Rossi's Bodyguard

Thomas Rosales Jr.
First Mexican Mafia Boss / Stunts

Gary Cruz
Mexican Mafia Soldier

Miguel Mas
Mexican Mafia Soldier

Erick Carrillo
Mexican Hitman

Joseph Aguilar
Thug

Shūhei Saga
Matsumoto

Shoken Kunimoto
Ohyama

Eiji Inoue
Shirase's Henchman

Rainbow Borden
Yamomoto's Henchman

Mike Wu
Chinese Boss

Tad Horino
Coffee Shop Owner

Don Sato
Sushi Bar Owner

Hideo Kimura
Sushi Bar Part-Timer

Koyo Into
Nishida

Ren Murakami
Minamino

Yuji Hasegawa
Whorehouse Customer

Paul Feddersen
Limo Driver

Nynno Ahli
Oscar

Takashi Nishina
Yakuza

Ryosuke Watabe
Chinese Mafia

Mikage Sano
Chinese Mafia

Luis Angel
Victor's Henchman

Tomas Chavez
Victor's Driver

Yauoi Otani
Sushi Bar Waitress

Kool Moe Dee
Jack

Herschel Sparber
Geppetti's Bodyguard

Eddie Garcia
Mexican Mafia Hitman

Manny Gavino
Yamomoto's Henchman

Yoshi Tomo Kaneda
Mafia Hitman

Joseph Aguilar
Thug 3 (uncredited)

Jeremy Thomas
Producer

Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer

Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography

Norihiro Isoda
Production Design

Ann Carli
Producer

Peter Watson
Producer

Shinji Komiya
Line Producer

Takefumi Yoshikawa
Casting

Yoshinori Ota
Editor

Takayuki Nitta
Art Direction

Anthony R. Stabley
Art Direction

Teresa Visinare
Set Decoration

Darryle Johnson
Costume Design

Junko Aoki
Makeup Artist

Pierce Austin
Hair Department Head

Tomoo Haraguchi
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Mayumi Kamata
Makeup Artist

Robert C. Mathews III
Hairstylist

Michio Miyauchi
Makeup Artist

Judy Murdock
Makeup Department Head

P.E. 'Carmen' Osborne-Austin
Key Hair Stylist

Richard Snell
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Rita Lisa Danao
Assistant Director

Hirofumi Inaba
Assistant Director

Ed Licht
First Assistant Director

Takashi Matsukawa
Assistant Director

Hiroshi Shimizu
Assistant Director

Atsushi Sunagawa
Assistant Director

Darrell Woodard
Assistant Director

Dorian Cheah
Sound Effects Editor

Alan Freedman
ADR Recordist

Takako Ishikawa
Sound Effects Editor

Mizuki Ito
Sound Effects Editor

Robert Jackson
ADR Supervisor

Bobby Johanson
ADR Recordist

Takako Kawamoto
Sound Effects Editor

Akira Nakano
Sound Recordist

Kenji Shibasaki
Supervising Sound Editor

Mitsugu Shiratori
Sound Mixer

Mirai Ueno
Sound Assistant

John Alden
Stunts

Rick Avery
Stunts

Kurt Bryant
Stunts

Damon Caro
Stunts

Christopher Caso
Stunts

Anthony Cecere
Stunts

Paul Eliopoulos
Stunts

Kenny Endoso
Stunts

Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunts

Al Goto
Stunt Coordinator

Steven Ho
Stunts

Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts

Brian Imada
Stunts

John Koyama
Stunts

Will Leong
Stunts

Clint Lilley
Stunts

Frank Lloyd
Stunts

Johnny Martin
Stunts

John C. Meier
Stunts

Eddie Perez
Stunts

Simon Rhee
Stunts

Jimmy N. Roberts
Stunts

Erik Rondell
Stunts

Michael Runyard
Stunts
Media.








Details.
Release DateDecember 13, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Budget$12,000,000
Box Office$15,250,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
sibling relationship
assassination
culture clash
war on drugs
yakuza
sake
loyalty
drug dealer
femme fatale
los angeles
criminal underworld
Wiki.
Brother (Japanese: ブラザー, Hepburn: Burazā) is a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film premiered on September 7, 2000 at the Venice Film Festival. The plot centers on a mature yakuza gangster who has to flee to America, where he unites forces with his little brother and his brother’s gang in Los Angeles.
It is the only American production directed by Kitano and also the only such film in which he starred.
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